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Making connections between our culture & the gospel in everyday life.Bringing “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”
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We know there are a lot of challenging cultural issues in our day. We also know it can be sometimes difficult to make sense of things from a Christian worldview.
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Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me: Bodies as Temples
In the bustling streets of Corinth, Paul taught about Jesus Christ and many were baptized, but the shadows of immorality loomed. High atop the Greek city of Corinth lay a temple--a temple created to worship Aphrodite, the pagan Goddess of Love. But it was not a temple...
Finding Family in Come Follow Me – Romans 7-16; An Heir of Eternal Hope
As spirit sons and daughters, we basked in the radiant presence of our Eternal Father. He revealed a grand plan that provided us opportunities to grow, learn, stumble, and rise. That plan is summarized beautifully in "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" "and...
August 7–13. Romans 1–6: “The Power of God unto Salvation”
How would you feel if you walked out to your mailbox today and found a letter from an apostle? What would it be like to find out he has decided to visit and wanted to tell you some important things to help prepare you and your family for his arrival? The book of...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me: A Minister and a Witness
Have you ever wondered what God has prepared for your life? Do the promises in your Patriarchal Blessing seem almost too incredible to believe that they could come to pass? Can God really accomplish something that seems almost impossible in your life?No doubt Paul had...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me: Lesson 30: Acts 16-21
A combination of boldness and humility, like that of Paul’s, requires the direction and accompaniment of the Spirit. In these latter days, sharing bold truths like those found plainly in "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" can be difficult. We can read through...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me
Lesson 28-29: Acts 6-15
What is the measure of success for a sincere disciple of Christ? Is it conversion?Is it acceptance?Is it peace? In reading the last couple weeks’ of Come Follow Me lessons, would that criteria prove the efforts of Christ’s New Testament disciples as successful? It...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me: Acts 1 – 5 and Peter’s Change
Could Peter's story be your story?This week we see just how much Peter changed. He was a fisherman. A disciple who, at times, was impetuous and imperfect, but full of faith and trying his best to be a disciple. He walked on water. He stood boldly by the Savior during...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me: Thomas
Do we need to see the Savior to believe that He is real? Do we need answers to every question to believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ? The story of Thomas in the New Testament can be one of personal reflection. For whatever reason, Thomas wasn't with the other...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me: The Crucifixion
This week we are reminded in the Come, Follow Me lesson that while Jesus had endured mocking throughout His ministry, it grew more intense during His scourging and Crucifixion. But this mocking could not change the truth: Jesus is the Son of God. As you read about the...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me Lesson 24: Luke 22, John 18
Studying our Come Follow Me this week, those sacred moments in the garden and events leading to it, it’s intriguing that we don’t know who the ministering angel is that comes to be with Christ in His darkest moments. When His mortal friends have been, well mortal, and...
People of the Proclamation: Adam’s story
Young adult Adam shares his feelings about "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" in this short interview clip.
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me Lesson 23: John 14-17
Just prior to His betrayal and Crucifixion, what was on Jesus’ mind? What did He do, what was it He asked of the Father in those last sacred moments with His friends? Oneness. This last general conference, our own modern day prophet shared similar sentiments in his...
Don’t Miss Episodes! Jeff Bennion and Brent Andrewsen
Do you want to compassionately and faithfully approach the intersection of LDS faith and the LGBT community? Understanding the difference between innate, immutable and essential identities can make a big difference in that effort! In this 2-part discussion Jeff and...
People of the Proclamation: Hunter’s Story
Hunter Murphy, a young adult from Glendora California shares his feelings about "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" and the doctrines within. Watch the interview clip here.
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me: Lesson 21
Jesus is coming. That reality has been talked about with great anticipation for millennia. Commentary surrounding the prophecies and signs rarely satiate the eagerness and watchfulness that is characteristic of His followers. It is also common for many, in waiting and...